£2 million Crawley town centre regeneration work contractor is revealed

The second phase of Crawley’s Town Centre Regeneration Programme is set to start soon after the appointment of the main contractor. Blakedown Landscapes has been chosen to revamp Queensway and The Pavement. The £2.2m scheme is part of the Crawley Growth Programme, funded by Crawley Borough Council, West Sussex County Council, and the Local Growth Fund through the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership. The project includes extending the new paving in Queens Square along Queensway and The Pavement, creating space for a market, larger disabled parking bays and new planting along the edge of Memorial Gardens. A council spokesman said: “It is hoped these improvements will encourage neighbouring landowners and businesses to invest more in the area, acting as a catalyst for wider regeneration that has already been seen in Queens Square. “With more than 50 years’ experience, Blakedown Landscapes is a multi-award-winning landscaping and civil engineering company operating throughout the UK, having previously worked on projects in Canary Wharf, Poplar, Basingstoke, Dover and our own Queens Square, which was completed last September.” See also: Find out about ‘exciting’ homes plan for Crawley car park site New business in Crawley town centre will ‘breathe new life into prominent building’ Crawley Town Hall demolition and regeneration work is delayed A schedule of works will be agreed over the coming weeks and shared with town centre businesses. Councillor Peter Smith, Cabinet member for Planning and Economic Development, said: “The council welcomes the opportunity to work with Blakedown once again. They completed… [Read full story]